Bishop Kearney graduate Chris Maxwell is equipment manager for #USWNT

Bishop Kearney graduate Chris Maxwell is in his second year as the equipment manager of the United States women's soccer team.
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The United States women's soccer team, featuring Pittsford native Abby Wambach, opens World Cup qualifying on Wednesday night in Kansas City against Trinidad & Tobago (Fox Sports 2, 8:30 p.m.). But there's another Rochester connection to the American squad beyond Wambach, 34, the all-time leading scorer in the sport's history. Chris Maxwell, a 24-year-old from Brighton and 2008 graduate of Bishop Kearney, is in his second years the squad's equipment manager. Need an extra jersey because one has blood on it? How about cones or other equipment for practice? Maxwell's the guy who makes sure Wambach and Alex Morgan and Sydney Leroux have all the tools they need to excel on the world's biggest stage.

The Americans, by the way, are 7-0 all-time against T&T and outscored them 46-2 in six of the seven matches listed in the writeup on the U.S. Soccer site. Why do I think the Americans will qualify with ease? check out these numbers on top of those gaudy ones against T&T. The U.S. has outscored Guatemela, which it plays on Friday, 23-0 in two meetings and outscored Haiti 23-0 in three matches.